Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A top performer doesn’t think the rules apply to him.
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Tags: HR, performance, termination
In this real-life case, a supervisor uses a “3 strikes” policy for employees who are accused of sexual harassment, and a victim sues the company over the policy. Who won?
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Tags: 3 strikes, sexual harassment, termination
A supervisor fires an employee who indirectly threatened a co-worker. Did a judge in this actual case agree that the termination was unfair?
Tags: complaints, policy, termination, violence
In this real-life case, two employees have a spat. One gets revenge by “outing” the other to co-workers as a lesbian, and gets fired. Did a court uphold the firing?
Tags: firing, lesbian, outed, sexual harassment, termination
A poor-performing employee gets fired shortly after filing a complaint about company safety. He sues the company for retaliation. Who won this real-life case?
Tags: documentation, firing, performance, retaliation, safety, termination
An employee gets disciplined, but he sues, walks into court and says, “The company handbook doesn’t allow that.” Read the case and decide: Who won?
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Tags: at will, company handbook, termination, three strikes
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